Package tie



' Jan. 3, 1928. 1,654,764

w.. J.- TRAYNICK PACKAGE TIE Filed on. 11. 192s Wm'a'm J Wa /wag nvcutoz Patented Jan. 3, 1928.

' -wrLLIAm 'J; 'rnAYmok, or PORTLAND, MICHIGAN.

PAGKAGE Application filed .oemm 11, 1926. semi 110,140,946.

This inventiona-ppertains I generally to new and useful improvements in means for tying packages and more particularly to .a. novel and improved package tie which is extremely simple and durable in construction,

practical and efficient in use, easy and cheap to manufacture and which may be, placed upon the market at. a 'very small cost.

Another object of the present invention 1S to provide an improved package tie for use in the Postal Service which may be. used over and, over again, thereby effecting the saving of considerable material. 7

Another object of the present inventlon s to provide such an improved package tie which is easy and convenient to handle and which may be readily secured in position with the expenditure of a minimum amount of time and labor. 7

Another object of the present inventlon is the provision of such an improved package tie including a metallic fastener, and a novel cord associated therewith.

A further object of the present invention 'is the provision of such a. novel cord provided at one end thereof and throughout its entire length with a plurality ofloops.

Numerous other objects and advantages of the present invention will become more readily apparent during the course of the following description when taken in connection with the accompanyingfdrawings.

In the drawings forming'a part of this application and wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an improved package tie constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the metallic fastener and a portion of the novel cord.

Figure 3 is a side view thereof.

Figure 4 is a view somewhat similar to Figure 2 but showing diagrammatically the manner in which the cord is secured to the metallic fastener.

metallic fastener and B the novel cord associated therewith.

The fastener A embodies in its construction a substantially rectangular fiat base plate 10 provided adjacent its opposite ends with openings 11 and 12, theiopeni-ng 12 being: adapted'to receive therethrongh one end of the novel cord B" while the opening 11 is provided to facilitate the hanging up of a plurality. of fasteners on a hook or the The baseplate 10 has struck up. therefrom, a retaining plate 13 connected at one end with the base plate 10 by means of the connecting strip 14. The retaining plate 13 slants forwardly and downwardly towards the base plate 1.0;and is substantially triangular in formation, the forward end thereof terminating in a hook 15 while the rear end thereof is formed with .rearwardly extend ing shoulders 16v and 17.

The novel cord B is preferably of a closely woven construction and is provided at one end thereof with a loop 18 and throughout its entire length with a plurality of loops'19.

. The fastener A is then placed upon the spaced package to be tied and disposed'longitudr' nally thereof as shown in F i re 1. The cord B is then brought longitudinally around the package after which it is passed transversely between the'base; plate 10 and retaining plate 13 inwardly of the connecting strip 14 as clearly shown in Figure 4. The cord B is then brought transversely around the package and pulled taut after which the nearest loop 19 is passed over the hook 15 and shoulders 16 and 17 of the retaining plate so that the said cord will be engaged with the connecting strip 14. Thus, it will be seen that no knots are necessary and the shoulders 16 and 17 will serve to efiectively prevent the cord B from accidentally slipping off of the connecting strip 14. This fastener is a time saver and the hook 15 serves as a loop opener or separator.

It will also be appreciated that the metallic fastener A can be disposed transversely of the package if desired but it is preferred that it' be disposed longitudinally thereof so as to permit postal clerks to use it without changing their natural method of tying packages. The cord B will also last for a considerable length of time inasmuch as should the loops on oneend become worn, the cord can be reversed, thus giving the fastener double life. It willalso be noted that all of the edges and corners on the metallic fastener are smooth and rounded so as to prevent the cutting of the cord or string. Also,

it will be evident that when the loop 18 becomes worn or broken, the next adjacent loop 19 can be passed through the opening 12 and the cord subsequently engaged therewith.

Changes in the details of construction may be resorted to Without departing from or 7 sacrificing the spirit of the invention so long as such changes fall Within the scope ofthe appended claims.

'What is-claimed is:

1. A package tie including a metallic fastener comprising a base plate, a retaining plate struck from and positioned above said base plate, a bridge strip connecting theretaining plate to said base plate, and a hook formed integral With one end of said retaining plate.

2. A package tie including a metallic fastener comprising a base plate, a retainlng plate struck from and posltloned above sald base plate,a bridge strip connecting the retaining plate to said base plate, said retaining plate'being substantially triangular in formation and terminating at its forward end in a hook and at its rear end in a pair of spaced retaining shoulders.

3. In combination, a package tie including a metallic fastenerfcomprising a base plate,

a retaining plate struck from and positioned above said base plate and a cord provided with a plurality of equidistantly spaced like loops, one of said loops adapted to be passed through the base plate and the cord to be subsequently passed through'said loop and any other of said loops being adapted to pass over the retaining plate as and/for the pur V pose specified 4. In a package tie, a fastener comprising a WILLIAM J. TRAYNICK. 

